A mob with iron rods assaulted doctors after the death of a three-year-old patient and destroyed hospital property in Delhi last week. In the same week, three nurses in the ED were attacked as a patient died due to related complication after delivering a child. These types of news are frequent and kept the whole medical fraternity worried and stressed at their workplace.
It seems, finally, the government has heard the voice of doctors and has taken a step to ensure their security. As a consequence of Indian Medical Association's representation to the government highlighting the need for a legislation to curb the ever increasing assault on doctors, the Central government has formed a committee to look into instances of violence against doctors. This committee will consist of representatives members from the Law and Justice Ministry, Department of Consumer Affairs, Home Ministry, Medical…
